From
ELPT to EOL (last updated 1 March, 2009)
Synopsis of
meeting
Day 1, Tuesday,
May 26.
Day 2.
Wednesday, May 27.
Day 3.
Thursday, May 28.
Targeted
taxonomic groups - continued [break-a-way groups]
Targeted
taxonomic groups – brief reporting [full participation]
Preliminary world
liverwort checklist [full participation]
Day 4. Friday,
May 29.
Preliminary world
liverwort checklist - continued [full participation]
General Geography
[full participation]
Geography
[break-a-way groups]
Recap, review,
regroup [full participation]
Detailed agenda
Day
1. Tuesday, May 26
Chair &
convener: von Konrat
9.00am start
Introductions
Allotted time: 45
minutes
Part One:
From molecules to monographs [full participation]
Allotted time:
two-three hours
Confirmed
contributors (as at March 1): Lars
Söderström,
Matt von Konrat & Anders Hagborg; Blanka
Shaw (Duke University); Bernard Goffinet (University
of Connecticut); David Long & Laura Forrest (RBG, Edinburgh)
BREAK (10-15
minutes)
Barbara
Crandall-Stotler (Southern Illinois University);
Xiaolan He-Nygrèn (University of Helsinki);
Endymion Dante Cooper (Royal Botanic Gardens); Nadya
Konstantinova (Polar-Alpine
Botanical
Garden); Li Zhang (The University of Hong Kong, China)
Lunch
Part Two:
Encyclopedia of Life [full
participation]
Allotted time:
three hours
- Biological
Heritage Library (ca. 1.5 hours)
- Species Pages
(ca. 1.5 hours)
- Phylogenetic
visualization software (ca. 1.5 hours)
BREAK (10-15
minutes)
Day closes ca.
5 to 5.30pm
Day
2. Wednesday, May 27
9.00am start
Part Three: Taxonomic
break-a-way groups [see separate document for
details]
Co-Chairs &
conveners: Söderström
& von Konrat
Allotted time:
Approx. One day and a half
15-30 minutes
introduction & discussion of desired goals & outcomes
Summary objectives
& goals for all taxonomic groups (N.B., Objectives that
are SPECIFIC to each taxonomic group are appended separately).
Assess higher
taxonomy, accepted genera, and alternative schemes.
List of accepted
binomials (for manageable groups only).
Idenitify species
complexes and taxa of contention.
Develop strategy
to reach primary ELPT goals (incl. soliciting individuals present at
meeting or not to help lead and coordinate effort).
List of potential
content that could be contributed to EOL (nomenclature, geographical
distribution, images, Virtual Curator designate, etc.).
Identification of
problems and pitfalls and identify problem areas in need of further
research.
Day
3. Thursday, May 28
9.00am start
Co-Chairs &
conveners: Söderström
& von Konrat
Part Three:
Taxonomic specialists break-a-way groups (continued)
BREAK (10-15
minutes)
Part Three:
Taxonomic specialists – full participation.
Co-Chairs &
conveners: Söderström
& von Konrat
Allotted time: One
hour and a half.
Brief reporting
to include at least some of the following:
-
List of content
that could be contributed to EOL (nomenclature, geographical
distribution, images, Virtual Curator designate, etc.).
- Consensus on
higher taxonomy, accepted genera, and alternative schemes.
-
List of accepted
binomials for manageable groups.
-
Larger, less
manageable groups: Strategy to reach our goals.
-
Identification of
problems and pitfalls, in general, to share with others in an
attempt to resolve.
Lunch
Part Four: Towards a
working list of liverworts [see separate document for
details]
Co-Chairs &
conveners: Söderström, von Konrat
& Hagborg
Allotted time:
Approximately three-quarters of a day to one day.
Objectives
Discuss the
baseline information that we are after.
Binomial,
authority, original publication, which taxonomy to follow?
Data to use –
literature only?
Extent of data to
include (type information etc.)
Include
infraspecific taxa or not
Publication
format .
ELPT
Recommendations: Follow largely MO world moss checklist style.
Include accepted name (to infraspecific), authority, original
citation?, critical annotations, e.g., controversial generic
placement. Exclude synonyms, type data, detailed annotations.
Work
systematically through a binomial list of “accepted”
names. [prior to meeting, agreeing on accepted genera, build in
updates from taxonomy break-away groups, after meeting]
Rapidly work
through those genera where there is no controversy.
Return to
binomials, genera and families of controversy N.B.: Comment: Rather
than trying to wedge a genus into a controversial or pre-mature
placement – need a system whereby we agree on how to proceed.
Perhaps with annotation identifying species is fine, placement of
genus problem.
Identify
controversy or conflict. Accept traditional placement with note of
alternative scheme if there is no corroborating evidence.
Identify next
course of action – and if necessary solicit interest to take
responsibility.
Day closes ca.
5 to 5.30pm
Day
4. Friday, May 29
9.00am start
Part Four:
Towards a working list of liverworts – continued
10.30 break
Part Five:
General Geography [full participation]
Chair &
convener: Söderström
Allotted time: Two
hours
Summary objectives
& goals
Overview and
database presented by Söderström.
Units &
Standards:
What are the
optimal units to use (result vs. effort balance)
Size of units eg
40-50,000KM2
Modification of
TDWG units
Problems and
pitfalls of geopolotical points
Africa and Europe
as examples
Protocol for
reviewing geographical based lists
Goal: Units that
are practical to use, easy to find, not too large, not too many
LUNCH
Part Three:
Geography [break-a-way
groups]
Summary objectives
& goals
Primary Goal: Begin strategy
for developing regional checklists & Develop strategy
to reach primary ELPT goals
Regions of interest: SE Asia; China, Himalaya; Oceania; South
America/Neotropical America/Brazil; Tristan da
Cuhna
BREAK (10-15
minutes)
Part Five:
Review, recap, regroup
Program closes
ca. 5 to 5.30pm
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